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United States Patent | 5,641,191 |
Jia | June 24, 1997 |
A sun shield swivel apparatus is used inside a vehicle for shielding sunlight or on coming vehicle headlights from the eyes of the driver. The sun shield swivel apparatus has a clamping member, an inner swinging arm, an outer telescoping swinging arm, a first universal joint assembly connected between the inner swinging arm and the outer telescopic swinging arm, a sun screen and a second universal joint assembly connected between the outer telescopic swinging arm and the sun screen. The sun shield swivel apparatus can be swiveled to any position imaginable inside the vehicle because of the universal joint assemblies and the outer telescopic swinging arm, thereby allowing the user to position the sun screen to any desired location.
Inventors: | Jia; Xuekui (11413 Lower Azusa Rd., El Monte, CA 91731) |
Appl. No.: | 543400 |
Filed: | October 16, 1995 |
Current U.S. Class: | 296/97.6; 16/224; 248/276.1; 248/288.51; 296/97.13; 403/90 |
Intern'l Class: | B60J 003/02 |
Field of Search: | 296/97.6,97.9,97.11-97.13 248/288.31,288.51,278.1,279.1,281.11,181.1,481,484,276.1 403/90 16/224 |
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